127: Don't Try To Be Great

In his book based on a commencement speech he gave at Dartmouth College in 2011, Charles Wheelan tells a story about advice he never forgot and wants to pass on to graduates: Don't try to be great. Let's put the pandemic aside, discover the freedom in that counter-intuitive advice, and give three cheers to the students, teachers, and families of the graduating class of 2020. Listen in.

Links + Resources From This Episode:

• 10 1/2 Things No Commencement Speaker Has Ever Said by Charles Wheelan
• Life Without Lack by Dallas Willard
• Souvenirs of Solitude by Brennan Manning
• Episode 81: Listen To This Before Graduation
• Grab a copy of my book The Next Right Thing 
• Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman
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